Speaking at North Texas SQL Server User Group meeting
For those in or around the Dallas area tomorrow (Thursday) evening, I'll be speaking at the North Texas SQL Server...
2009-06-17
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Blog Posts
Starting up a Pass Chapter
I am on my way in setting up a Pass chapter on our tiny Caribbean island. I had no clue...
2009-06-17
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Tips on Getting HIred – Part 3
Part 1 discussed ways to find opportunities, Part 2 was about how to get more interviews, and today we’ll cover...
2009-06-17
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A New Blog
I added a new blog to my reader today: The Client Revolution.
I heard about this from @NeilDavidson, and he mentioned...
2009-06-16
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An Alternate
I was out Friday night with family at Parker Days, the festival downtown in my little city and checked email...
2009-06-16
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Notes on the Portland Code Camp 2009
I wasn’t able to attend this event, but did participate as a sponsor and I had this follow up message...
2009-06-16
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SQLTeach Offers Wide Range of Training for DBAs and Developers
The DevTeach/SQLTeach keynote was from Tim Huckaby, founder of InterKnowlogy.
DevTeach/SQLTeach was held this past June 8-12 in Vancouver, BC at...
2009-06-16
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Three Years late, Was It Worth The Wait? Windows 7, Vista Promises Delivered.
Having been married to Microsoft for most of my professional career doesn’t mean I drink the Kool-Aid.
I have had...
2009-06-16
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Tips on Getting Hired – Part 2
Yesterday I posted Part 1 containing five ideas for those looking for work. Today I’m going to focus on what...
2009-06-16
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Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Pivot Transform
This is part 1 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-15
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Blogs
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
How to Provision an Azure SQL Database
Aside from spinning up a SQL Server instance container, the free Azure SQL Database...
Claude finds two cryptographic weaknesses (but the sky isn’t falling)
By Brian Kelley
If you haven't seen the announcement, Anthropic was able to utilize Claude (Mythos Preview)...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
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